| Interviewee | GIBSON, Loita Alexander (b. 1939) |
| Notable info | African-American former student of North Texas State College |
| Interview ID # | OH 1581 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | African-American former student of North Texas State College. Remembrances about childhood and early education in South Dallas, Texas; decision to enter North Texas State in 1957; off-campus life in “Shack Town” among other black students; difficulties adjusting to college and decision to drop out of North Texas in 1960; perceptions of President J.C. Matthews’s ability to manage racial conflict on campus; perceptions of changes at North Texas over forty years. |
| Interviewer(s) | Lisa A. Fox |
| Physical Description | 57 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
